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                                The SFSU Dichotomous Key applications allow botanists and botany enthusiasts to identify species and 
                                collect field data using mobile devices and email these field data to a server. The Botany Dichotomous Key 
                                Conversion System is a supporting web application. This web application allows users to upload a text (.TXT) file containing a dichotomous 
                                key organized in the standard format (1-1', 2-2' hierarchical format). Users can then upload other 
                                information related to the dichotomous key, which includes basic naming information, organism characteristics
                                and glossary term definitions. The applications also allows the user to upload images for organisms and 
                                decision nodes in the dichotomous key. The application generates an output .ZIP file containing an XML file 
                                for the dichotomous key information,  all of the uploaded images and the uploaded text file. This .ZIP file 
                                is used to initialize and configure the Android and iPhone Field Identification and Data collection applications. 
                                A survey based usability study was conducted with Computer Science students to evaluate Botany Dichotomous Key
                                Conversion System. The results of this study indicates that the application was easy to use (minor improvements 
                                based on survey results are incorporated into the final implementation). The application is fully functional 
                                and is being distributed as Open Source Software.
                                <br /><br /><b>Email Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:mmurphy@sfsu.edu ">mmurphy@sfsu.edu</a><br />
                                <a href="http://cs.sfsu.edu">Computer Science Department</a><br />
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